Skateboard graphics and skateboard art

Posted on 24. Jan, 2012 by Dunkees in Random

Skateboard graphics started as a way for skaters to add a little something extra to make their decks their own. When skaters started becoming pro, they painted their own graphics on to decks and sold them to make money. They didn’t get huge checks and tons of free stuff like pros do today. As skateboarding became more popular, ways of adding graphics on to boards changed. Today you have silk screen skateboard graphics, or use a heat transfer press and print the graphics right on. Both have their own advantages and disadvantages. Dunkees chose skateboard decks as a way to showcase their graphics, because it makes for the perfect canvas.

Tags: skateboard art, skateboard graphics